SHAILJA RATTAN Tel: 865-***-****

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Knoxville, TN 37922

LICENSE: Licensed Pharmacist in Tennessee since June, 2010 EDUCATION: Bachelors in pharmacy from St. John’s Pharmacy College, Bangalore, India

Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) LEGAL STATUS: Citizen

SUMMARY: Licensed Pharmacist with more than 12 years’ experience as a Pharmacist in a major hospital and 4 years as a Pharmacy Intern in a supermarket pharmacy. A leader and team player committed to safety and quality with a track record of finishing tasks well ahead of schedule. Worked in all shifts, including night shift at the hospital. My expertise includes the following:

● Established and maintained collaborative relationships with physicians, nursing and other healthcare professionals

● Participated in departmental performance improvement activities

● Verified accuracy of order entry technicians and filled prescriptions

● Supervised adequate labelling of all medications dispensed from the pharmacy

● Evaluated in specific patient cases, an estimated lean body weight, adjusted body weight, creatinine clearance, and a measured creatinine clearance

● Prepared IV admixtures using aseptic technique in accordance with applicable guidelines

● Evaluated medical literature that provided pharmacokinetic data analysis

● Reviewed patient profiles for true medication errors

● Checked technicians work for accuracy solved by Pyxis and IT issues

● Dispensed, stored, and documented the distribution of all controlled drugs and all pharmacy transactions

EXPERIENCE:

Turkey Creek Medical Centre, Tennova Healthcare, Knoxville, TN 2/2019-Till Date I started my career journey as PRN Pharmacist and then assigned as night shift pharmacist since April’ 2020. My responsibilities are as follows:

● Dispense medications as prescribed by physicians

● Enable drug information services

● Ensure compliance to quality parameters

● Answer queries related to selection of medicine, dosage, interdependencies and any probable side effects

● Prepare sterile solutions for intravenous administration and compounding of medicines

● Kinetics for antibiotics dosing on new patients and follow-ups

● Maintaining inventory of medicines, including narcotics Physicians Regional Medical Centre, Tennova Healthcare, Knoxville, TN 1/2011-12/2018 I have worked as a Pharmacist in the night shift for five different hospitals of Tennova Healthcare. My responsibilities included, but not limited to the following:

● Reviewed and interpreted physicians orders and dispensed medications

● Provided drug information services

● Dispensing medicines and ensuring all quality requirements are met

● Responding to queries from medical staff and advising them on the selection, dosage, interactions and side effects of medications.

● Preparation of sterile solutions for intravenous administration and compounding of medicines.

● Kinetics for antibiotics dosing on new patients and follow-ups.

● Maintained inventory of medicines, including narcotics.

● Performed efficiently in demanding night shift pharmacy environment, ensuring prompt deliveries of stat and instant orders.

Kroger Pharmacy, Nashville, TN (2006-2010)

I worked at Kroger as a Pharmacist Intern. My responsibilities included:

● Taking prescription orders from the physician’s offices, drop-offs, and faxes and executing them in a timely manner.

● Administering seasonal flu shots and other immunizations, such as, Hepatitis, Shingles and Pneumonia to variety of patients.

● Counseling patients on the dosage, interactions and side effects of medications.

● Responding to questions from patients about the prescription medicines and over the counter products.

● Maintaining inventory of medicines, ordering supplies and reducing inventory carrying cost of the pharmacy.

● Dealing with and resolving various insurance issues including Medicare and Medicaid.

● Entrusted with customer service issues and resolving concerns to their satisfaction.

● Trained newly hired pharmacy technicians in their daily tasks. References: Available on request

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